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I’m going over my day — and it’s not even over yet. I’ve still got several hours to go. Here’s what’s happened so far. Keck entertained me with a rendition or maybe an ode to butter. I had commented that we needed some for the baking we planned to do later. It was a good…

I cannot seem to force myself to do it any earlier than December 24. Despite the numerous articles and other posts that make me think that people who decorate for Christmas early are really happier, I cannot help but feel like it’s too much too soon. My trees have just now dumped all their leaves…

Rectify means to make right. As we look at the lineage of Jesus during this season of Readvent, the story of Tamar is a striking one. She ends up in the lineage of Jesus because she rectifies something. She makes it right. Even if we think it was a long way around. Most Christians think…

This may seem a strange word to use during this season of Readvent. As a transitive verb reform means to become changed for the better. As we exited the McFarlin Auditorium of the Southern Methodist Univerity campus, I remarked to Keck that I think the Tate Lecture Series has changed our lives. He agreed. It…

The first chapter of the book of Matthew is the Messiah’s ancestral litany through Joseph. The third chapter of Luke traces the ancestry of the Messiah through Mary. You might say it traces the reproduction of Abraham. Last year, I was struck by the stories of the women. They did all the work after all.…